Kangaroo Island Power Station

Kangaroo Island Power Station
Kangaroo Island Power Station
Country	Australia
Location	Brownlow KI, South Australia
Coordinates	35°40′00″S 137°36′10″E / 35.666651°S 137.6028504°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	2016
Owner	SA Power Networks
Operator	SA Power Networks
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Diesel fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	6 MW
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The Kangaroo Island power station is a set of diesel generators located at the Kingscote substation at Brownlow KI on Kangaroo Island.

It consists of three 2MWe Caterpillar 3516B generators capable of providing a combined 6MW of power.

Owned and operated by SA Power Networks, it is used to provide stability of supply if both of the submarine power cables to the mainland are unavailable.^[1]

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